Hardware Engineer - Electronics

Job description

Thales Australia is part of a leading international electronics and systems group serving the defence, aerospace and space, security, and transport markets in Australia and throughout the world. Our expertise ranges across protected mobility vehicles and integrated communications solutions for defence through to security solutions and systems integration for the commercial sector.

Thales Underwater Systems (UWS) is a global leader in advanced Sonar systems and for more than 2 decades has been responsible for delivering systems to both civilian and military customers.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Mechatronics/Electronics Engineer to work with an experienced and supportive team, focused on maintaining and supporting the Scylla Sonar suite on Collins Class submarines.

Key Responsibilities for this Role Include:

· Undertaking set to work activities on board submarines and providing support to defect rectification
· Working with the manufacturing, maintenance and repair teams to deliver and maintain hardware equipment; providing assistance in developing assembly, repair and test techniques, sourcing of alternates to obsolete parts and materials, and testing as per appropriate engineering specifications
· Document all activities including engineering investigations, obsolescence remediation, specifications, design reports, electrical schematics, PCB project files, development test plans and reports.
· Working with the Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Design teams in order to develop prototype (analogue/digital) equipment designs.

Qualifications, skills and experience Required Includes:

· Tertiary qualifications in Mechatronics/Electrical/Electronics Engineering or similar
· Industry experience with good written and verbal communication skills
· Knowledge of electronic system integration and testing and familiarity with systems engineering methodologies
· Knowledge and experience in PCB design and layout tools, circuit simulation
· Experience with fault diagnosis, obsolesce treatment and military documentation standards, and understanding of basic network architecture and Unix network protocol would be advantageous.

With ongoing training, work-life balance and career progression this is an opportunity not to be missed.

To apply for this role you must be eligible for a Defence Security Clearance. You may need to be ITARS cleared; therefore Thales need to know if you hold any other passport other than Australian, or have dual citizenship.

We believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. We're open to discussing your individual needs, just let us know.

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